Revenge After Death

Chapter 175

I sat in the room and stared at Steven through the monitor.

I was aware that he might go berserk and harm himself after being triggered. After all, that was his way of punishing himself.

Steven was reluctant to answer Quentin’s questions and simply kept banging his head against the wall, perhaps trying to calm himself down.

“You killed Stephanie, didn’t you? You put her in the glass display. I remember when you were at the asylum, you had a habit of collecting small animal bodies.

“You said you were worried that the kitty would leave you, so you killed it and stuffed it. Then, you hid it somewhere that you felt was safe. And that bird…” Quentin persisted in questioning Steven, determined to extract the truth from him.

“You liked Stephanie, but she didn’t belong to you. She was in love with Michael, so you had no choice but to kill her. Only then would she be yours forever.

“That’s why you put her in the glass display, right?” Quentin asked in a loud voice.

Steven’s quivering body momentarily stiffened.

Then, he looked up at Quentin.

His forehead was stained with blood from the impact of banging his head against the

wall.

I knew Steven couldn’t take it any longer.

kept pressing him for answers while the screen

of me, Michael.” I stared at Michael with reddened eyes

for crying out loud! What do you see in him?” Michael seemed to lose control as he pointed at the screen. “He’ll kill anything or anyone that he likes. If you don’t leave him… this might be

to mercilessly provoke and force Steven to admit he

people were all lunatics.

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I said in a

me and glanced at the

on hearing Steven

teeth to untie the knot around my wrists. Then, I grabbed a nearby

first time I had ever hit someone, so I was somewhat scared. And perhaps because I didn’t hit him hard

he did fall to the ground.

blood on his forehead and

taking one step back, I turned

in the room, Quentin continued to press

Stephanie for so many years. During your days at the asylum, you kept calling her name too. You’d

Steven’s

he took a step

Quentin’s collar and pulled him

whisper was hoarse, and his voice was

them.

sudden ferocity, he slammed Quentin’s head against the wall and

him out.